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Hersheypark has made official the addition of an Intamin hydaulically-launched Rocket Coaster to become the first of its kind in the eastern United States and first coaster of its type to feature inversions.The coaster will blast off to 72 miles per hour in two seconds to climb vertically to the sky 15 stories, twisting on the way up and then taking on the first straight drop on a Rocket Coaster, a plunge of 180 feet, before taking on three inversions - a 135-foot sidewinder Hershey is calling a 'Cobra Loop', an elevated Heartline Roll, and a diving turn inversion composed of a half roll and half corkscrewcalled a Flying Snake Dive.It will be located on a four-and-a-half-acre site (seen at right) where the track will interact with existing rides and encircle the Trailblazer mine train.The only thing yet to be decided on is a name... Unlike last year's Roller Soaker, Hershey has narrowed it down to three names: Renegade, Steel Stampede, and Storm Runner, and voting is open at the park's site.Voting ends on midnight, August 19th, so head on over to Hersheypark.com and get your vote in!